When cough is clinically present, patients can eat pumpkin millet porridge. Digestive function may be reduced when cough occurs, so the diet should also pay attention to eat well-digested and nutritious food, such as vegetable congee, vegetable noodles, tomato and egg noodles, egg custard and so on. Avoid spicy, stimulating food, such as spicy hot pot, spicy hot pot, avoid eating greasy food, such as fried chicken, fat meat and other food, also avoid eating cold food, such as just out of the refrigerator, or ice cream and so on. Clinical attention should also be paid not to overeat, so as not to cause indigestion, abdominal pain, diarrhea, nausea, vomiting, stomach and epigastric discomfort and other indigestion symptoms, which will cause the cough to be prolonged or aggravated. Cough also pay attention to rest and drink a lot of water, the elderly in drinking water should also be emphasized to drink a small amount of water, do not drink too much water at a time and cause heart failure.